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you. >> congressman radel is pleading guilty to possession of cocaine. he met with you the day he was charged. what did you tell him and do you think he can still serve as a member of congress? >> well, listen, as you all know, i believe that members of congress should be held to the highest ethical standard. i think at this point mr. radel, the issues between he and his family and his constituents. >> mr. speaker, on immigration reform can you say, is this issue dead for the coming year? do you expect -- what is the expectation that the house will actually lead some of this step-by-step investigation. >> let me answer the question is immigration reform dead? absolutely not. i've made clear until the day after the last election in 2012 that it was time for congress to deal with this issue. i believe the congress needs to deal with this issue. our committees are continuing to do their work. there are a lot of private conversations under way. >> house speaker boehner holding his weekly briefing there, spending some time talking about congressman trey radel
you. >> congressman radel is pleading guilty to possession of cocaine. he met with you the day he was charged. what did you tell him and do you think he can still serve as a member of congress? >> well, listen, as you all know, i believe that members of congress should be held to the highest ethical standard. i think at this point mr. radel, the issues between he and his family and his constituents. >> mr. speaker, on immigration reform can you say, is this issue dead for the...
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. >> that was congressman trey radel, and a live news conference in his district in southwest florida, where he began by saying simply "i'm sorry." he then said "i have no excuse for what i've done." this is after pleading guilty and being convicted today in washington, d.c., of possession of cocaine. he said he was here tonight to take responsibility for what i've done. said i want to be a better man. announced he's going to take a leave of absence so that he can submit himself to intensive what he called intensive inpatient treatment. he did say i have been struggling with this, he said present tense i'm struggling with this disease, toward the end when he was asked how long he's been dealing with this, he said i've been dealing with this off and on for years. joining me now is hunter walker, national affairs reporter for "talking points memo" and ryan greer, msnbc political analyst. hunter walker this is an extraordinary analyst. i heard the phrase "foot stamps" from someone trying to ask him about his vote in the house of representatives in favor of drug testing for food stamp rec
. >> that was congressman trey radel, and a live news conference in his district in southwest florida, where he began by saying simply "i'm sorry." he then said "i have no excuse for what i've done." this is after pleading guilty and being convicted today in washington, d.c., of possession of cocaine. he said he was here tonight to take responsibility for what i've done. said i want to be a better man. announced he's going to take a leave of absence so that he can...
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some are calling for radel to step down. >> trey radel needs to resign right away. he committed a crime. members of congress swear to uphold the law, not break them. >> reporter: the former journalist and father of 2-year-old son stopped short of resigning. instead he says he's focused on rebuilding trust with his family. >> the first thing i have to do is begin to mend that trust and relationship with my wife, who is with me, who will continue to stand with me, who i love, who is my rock. i'm going to hug my little guy, even if he's asleep tonight. and i'm going to work to do everything i can to be strong, to come out as a better man. >> reporter: radel also said he would enter an intensive inpatient program to get treatment for substance abuse. he hopes to set an example for those who struggle with addiction. now, an aide for the congressman tells us that he will be checking himself into a rehab facility in nearby naples, florida, later this morning. chris and kate? >> all right. thanks so much, alina for the update. >>> time for the headlines at this hour. making
some are calling for radel to step down. >> trey radel needs to resign right away. he committed a crime. members of congress swear to uphold the law, not break them. >> reporter: the former journalist and father of 2-year-old son stopped short of resigning. instead he says he's focused on rebuilding trust with his family. >> the first thing i have to do is begin to mend that trust and relationship with my wife, who is with me, who will continue to stand with me, who i love,...
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that was stephen colbert on trey radel. i guess there's a first for everything. but as it turns out radel's also the first congressman to be known as a hip pop conservative. in an article he wrote for buzzfeed. he credits his love of hip hop and gangster on his love of politics. look at this interview he gave last spring. >> is there a lyric or a song that explains how you feel about the situation in washington? >> you know, the first one that i would have to refer to would be fight the power by public enemy. this is a song that came out, really, if you really get down to it, in many ways reflects the conservative message. i think at the end of the day and this is where i take my love of hip hop music, of where you can see where there have been issues and problems with heavy handed either law enforcement like the department of justice like we've seen right now or heavy handed government in and of itself. >> earlier today radel checked into rehab. anyway, speaking of drug use, mayor rob ford got an unlikely tribute last night from ron burgundy of "anchorman" fame.
that was stephen colbert on trey radel. i guess there's a first for everything. but as it turns out radel's also the first congressman to be known as a hip pop conservative. in an article he wrote for buzzfeed. he credits his love of hip hop and gangster on his love of politics. look at this interview he gave last spring. >> is there a lyric or a song that explains how you feel about the situation in washington? >> you know, the first one that i would have to refer to would be fight...
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. >> trey radel getting treatment for cocaine addiction said some people are harassing him. that's next on "the five." [ thunder crashes ] [ female announcer ] some people like to pretend a flood could never happen to them. and that their homeowners insurance protects them. [ thunder crashes ] it doesn't. stop pretending. only flood insurance covers floods. ♪ visit floodsmart.gov/pretend to learn your risk. ♪ >>> trey radel took a brave step when he admitted he had a drug problem. he's undergoing treatment after pleading guilty to cocaine possession said he's doing well but there are people who are harassing him at the rehab center. leave him alone. he needs time to get well. let me tell you why. listen, first of all, i'm worried about this because it means that a rehab facility either people in the rehab facility themselves . i have been to several rehabs. and the press wasn't allowed. he has been harassed by the democrats. his own party harassed him. this guy needs -- if you ever looked at hollywood people who go to rehab and are out in three weeks and they are clean a
. >> trey radel getting treatment for cocaine addiction said some people are harassing him. that's next on "the five." [ thunder crashes ] [ female announcer ] some people like to pretend a flood could never happen to them. and that their homeowners insurance protects them. [ thunder crashes ] it doesn't. stop pretending. only flood insurance covers floods. ♪ visit floodsmart.gov/pretend to learn your risk. ♪ >>> trey radel took a brave step when he admitted he had...
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freshman florida republican trey radel entered his guilty plea. he was busted in a federal coke sting last month, ratted out by a drug dealer by federal authorities. he swept into office with tea party support and is promising to seek professional help. nevertheless, nancy pelosi wasted no time claiming republican hypocrisy exists in this interview about buzzfeed. >> it's really interesting right soon on the heels that date, on the heels of the republicans voting to make sure everybody that had access to food stamps was drug tested, it's just is like what? to get food stamps you have to be drug tested? and so i hope that it will humanize, shall we say, their thinking. >> nbc's pete williams was in court and he joins us now from our washington bureau. pete, i just want to point out that the congressman was one of the lawmakers who voted for drug testing for food stamp recipients so i believe that was the type of connection that nancy pelosi was trying to make there. but you were in the courtroom. explain how this all went down. >> well, he did plea
freshman florida republican trey radel entered his guilty plea. he was busted in a federal coke sting last month, ratted out by a drug dealer by federal authorities. he swept into office with tea party support and is promising to seek professional help. nevertheless, nancy pelosi wasted no time claiming republican hypocrisy exists in this interview about buzzfeed. >> it's really interesting right soon on the heels that date, on the heels of the republicans voting to make sure everybody...
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. >> trey radel. >> someone came to play. 100 point question. among the 16 americans on whom president obama bestowed the presidential med am of freedom on wednesday was this recently deceased long serving hawaii senator. >> daniel inoway. >> this is an instant bonus question, trey. obama awarded the med am of freedom to what retired basketball coach. >> dean smith. >> 100 more points. >> he didn't hit the buzzer. >> he gets it. >> 850,000 or 600,000, the department of housing and urban development announced this week it estimates this many americans were homeless in 2013. >> 600,000. >> 100 poepts for karen. 100 point tossup. rand paul, whose previous offer of sharing a beer was rebuff proposed to share fried twink can i with what governor? time, chris christie. 100 point question. this former vice presidenttial nominee and two time presidential hopeful and all around two timer announced he is opening a new law firm. >> john edwards. >> correct. 100 point question t. grandson of this former president filed paperwork this week. >> scott bush. >>
. >> trey radel. >> someone came to play. 100 point question. among the 16 americans on whom president obama bestowed the presidential med am of freedom on wednesday was this recently deceased long serving hawaii senator. >> daniel inoway. >> this is an instant bonus question, trey. obama awarded the med am of freedom to what retired basketball coach. >> dean smith. >> 100 more points. >> he didn't hit the buzzer. >> he gets it. >> 850,000...
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. >> and i want to switch gears to trey radel who is taking a leave of absence after pleading guilty to cocaine possession. do you think that move will be enough and he'll be able to keep his job or will party leaders ultimately force him out? >> i think it's a little too early to tell. he is in rehab and i do think it's too early to tell. but he is getting help and it remains to be seen what is next for his political career if anything. >> we'll be watching. it's interesting because you have others to compare him to, some forced out smrks w, some w managed to keep their jobs. kevin, thanks so much for your time. >>> well, this is "first look" on msnbc. "way too early" starts right now. >>> white house press secretary has just announced that president kennedy died at approximately 1:00 central standard team which is about 35 minutes ago after being shot by annen known assailant during a motorcade drive through downtown dallas. >>> 50 years ago today, youngest person every elected president killed in front of the eyes of a nation. whether you're old enough to remember or were only mad
. >> and i want to switch gears to trey radel who is taking a leave of absence after pleading guilty to cocaine possession. do you think that move will be enough and he'll be able to keep his job or will party leaders ultimately force him out? >> i think it's a little too early to tell. he is in rehab and i do think it's too early to tell. but he is getting help and it remains to be seen what is next for his political career if anything. >> we'll be watching. it's interesting...
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freshman florida republican trey radel entered his guilty plea. he was busted in a federal coke sting last month, ratted out by a drug dealer by federal authorities. he swept into office with tea party support and is promising to seek pro
freshman florida republican trey radel entered his guilty plea. he was busted in a federal coke sting last month, ratted out by a drug dealer by federal authorities. he swept into office with tea party support and is promising to seek pro
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the latest on the tragic situation in virginia and congressman tray radell. let's get to the first read of the morning. we will begin with the conflict in afghanistan. something that too often gets glossed over while we are focused on what's going on in the beltway. the president made ending the war one of the corner stones of his campaign. >> by 2014, this process will be complete and the afghan people will be responsible for their own security. i will not keep americans in harm's way a single day longer than is required for our national security. >> we blunted the taliban's momentum in afghanistan and in 2014, our longest war will be over. >> despite that, the new status agreement the 2015 withdrawal. according to a copy obtained by nbc news, an agreement that should be entered into will remain in force at the end of 2024 and could be renewed long err. they insist that the combat will end next year. forces will focus on training and counter insurgency operations. in addition they would pay for afghanistan to equip and maintain their own security force as we
the latest on the tragic situation in virginia and congressman tray radell. let's get to the first read of the morning. we will begin with the conflict in afghanistan. something that too often gets glossed over while we are focused on what's going on in the beltway. the president made ending the war one of the corner stones of his campaign. >> by 2014, this process will be complete and the afghan people will be responsible for their own security. i will not keep americans in harm's way a...
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>> congressman trey radel proves to be a rod ford conservative. >> i know what i did was wrong. >> i goofed up, eh? >> going to end up eating a steady diet of government cheese and living in a van down by the river! >> there's about a half dozen other things that i could lead with tonight, but you know what? i'm goingo
>> congressman trey radel proves to be a rod ford conservative. >> i know what i did was wrong. >> i goofed up, eh? >> going to end up eating a steady diet of government cheese and living in a van down by the river! >> there's about a half dozen other things that i could lead with tonight, but you know what? i'm goingo
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florida representative trey radel says he's been harassed since entering rehab. he is on a leave of absence from congress and has refused to step down since pleading guilty to cocaine possession. he would not elaborate but made those complaints the same day florida governor rick scott joined the legion of republicans asking him to resign. >>> mary cheney is becoming more vocal about same-sex marriage rights. she's headlining a fund-raiser in indiana to rally against the state's ban on same-sex marriages. mary has been in a public squabble with her sister, liz cheney, who has campaigned on her opposition to same-sex marriage. >>> there's a natural connection between me and dreamworks. i don't know if you know this, but my ears were one of the inspirations for shrek. >> poking fun at himself. do you see the resemblance? president obama comparing his, excuse me, ears to that of dreamworks character shrek. the comparison triggered a few laughs, as you saw there, during his speech yesterday when he was at dreamworks. >>> and later this morning, the president will anno
florida representative trey radel says he's been harassed since entering rehab. he is on a leave of absence from congress and has refused to step down since pleading guilty to cocaine possession. he would not elaborate but made those complaints the same day florida governor rick scott joined the legion of republicans asking him to resign. >>> mary cheney is becoming more vocal about same-sex marriage rights. she's headlining a fund-raiser in indiana to rally against the state's ban on...
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first of all, republican congressman trey raible will be in court -- radel, the freshman bought cocaine from a dealer previously arrested. the dealer told officials one of his clients was a congressman an set up a sting. later that day, federal authorities reportedly confronted the congressman at his home. radel acknowledged he suffered from alcoholism that led him to make what he calls an extremely irresponsible choice. in a statement, he says this, as the father of a young son and a husband to a loving wife, i need to get help so i can be a better man for both of them. he says he is seeking treatment and counseling. and then this, virginia state senator and former candidate for conversation cray deeds is recovering this morning after police say he son stap stabbed him. it is believed the law maker's 24 yeermd son gus stabbed his father multiple times in the head and upper body at the home yesterday morning. according to police the father managed to stagger out of the house. he was spotted and picked up by a cousin and later medevac'ed to a hospital. state senator deeds has been upgrad
first of all, republican congressman trey raible will be in court -- radel, the freshman bought cocaine from a dealer previously arrested. the dealer told officials one of his clients was a congressman an set up a sting. later that day, federal authorities reportedly confronted the congressman at his home. radel acknowledged he suffered from alcoholism that led him to make what he calls an extremely irresponsible choice. in a statement, he says this, as the father of a young son and a husband...